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Wausau, WI vs St. George, UT

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- St. George spends 45.5% less per student than Wausau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.7% higher in St. George than in Wausau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wausau
 Wausau, WISt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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